The Black Balloon

Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?

RATING

6.5 / 10

RELEASE DATE

2008-03-08

DIRECTOR

Elissa Down

RUNNING TIME

1h 37m

Budget: $5,000,000

Revenue: $5,000,000

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Actors

Rhys Wakefield

Thomas Mollison

Luke Ford

Charlie Mollison

Erik Thomson

Simon Mollison

Gemma Ward

Jackie Masters

Anthony Phelan

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